in the beginning of two thousand and thirteen the capital of ghana was named africa's fastest growing city. proof of this where the dozens of cranes dotting the horizon satisfying the demand

for a new modern offices for both local companies and banks and multinationals. expensive cars roam the streets. shiny moles filling the consumer dreams of the capital's affluent people. ghana's economy is thriving. the country is among the world's fastest growing economies and is africa's number one and growth rates. for the i.m.f. ghana is a success story. successful. the role of the i.m.f. is really to advise on micro police she's so we we do not we do not construct bridges and develop infrastructure but in time of my quest ability

clearly over the last. few years have done quite well in terms of generating an environment of macroeconomic stability which is necessary to have investment and growth and job creation. ghana's current economic success could not have been accomplished without the newly received loans the last loan agreement between the i.m.f. was in two thousand and nine for the sum of six hundred two million dollars at that time the country experienced some fiscal slippage is and depletion of its international reserves which was a combination of increased public spending but also. the side effect of the global financial crisis so we had the reduction of reserve of the central bank the increase of the deficit there was

a need to. provide some financing. to crises and had to authorities. to make balances. dept exploded to a new record high reaching fourteen point six billion dollars we talk about credit facilities as if. it doesn't have to be paid back but our children our grandchildren will have to pay is that and i think it's almost like selling the family silver. you do kind of did not. find as lead economic management has been they. and their religion of african rulers and. and every so-called group is seen as a success which therefore should feed that process even. one of the fastest growing economies not just in africa but in the world last year. when all the effects of that is that you so you wouldn't you would think that we have

a kali's growing. independent space. and resources to invest in the things that it needs to you know its economy and transform the conditions of his people i mean that's it was what any logical thinking would be however in our case that is not what is happening. around the room. after finishing her chores in the morning

comfortable county prepares her grandchildren for school she is a primary school teacher a paga a small agricultural community in northeastern ghana. was. this is the primary school every tree is a classroom bearer two hundred ninety one children studying here while. i. was there. many of them have to walk at least five kilometers to get here was little was.

was. the second largest gold producer in africa cannot provide classrooms to sauza as of children. in ghana four thousand schools have no facilities the lessons like here take place under the trees. we do house structure. we are teaching under three s. and because of that there is no in the effective teaching and leno. especially when ever it is said to intervene we have to run home and wended the cheese sharing the same problem there wouldn't be dead snow or dad not being effective teaching and then in the course of the sun when it is hawt. feel confortable to lead and to check on melissa feel comfortable to teach. me.

no toilets no play materials. and other infrastructure. to decide the problems we're facing to school and i'm not a problem as what a problem. we don't have what. so anomalous about three kilometers or four kilometers for the top will drink the water and when it's voted to school there are no reasonable continues for us to saudi. because of what they did a government who always complained and promises but nothing has been the. one of the i.m.f. conditions to sign the loan agreement of two thousand and nine was a cut in public sector spending ghana's education system has been affected dramatically. well. in order for the government

to reach its goals for deficit reduction it decided to cut almost thirty one million euro from the education sector. the building of new classrooms and facilities would have to wait. the government's absence is covered by the community members who raise money in order to build classrooms in any way they can. miss comfort was a leader of this afeard and invested all her savings. really. i. was like oh my god who was i have decided to mobilize. to help me with some money to put up a classroom i've used my own money in addition to this current amount that was

contributed by the community members to put up one classroom block who was who i was. and now some of the. linen and that one plus one and the other classes sit in under trees then when. they get. whenever it is raining is even if it is threaten to rain we dismiss the children to. drive use forms indeed. and then when it is more i'm much this nor should. we all get that in one classroom we can use in lots and i thank you for. the recruitment freeze in the public sector another one of the i.m.f. stipulations for signing the loan agreement had an instant impact on the quality of

ghana's education system. according to the country's education department in order to cover the teacher shortage alone in primary schools thirty three thousand one hundred eighty five teachers are needed this is something that will never be approved but. you. are here in northern ghana there is one trained teacher like comfort for every one hundred seventy. five students. i know you look at you you. know and again the inhabitants try to do whatever they can on their own they can teaching positions are covered by parents or volunteers. that are. here.

and we have my own interest in problem because of the. war and they can provide chilling with nutritious hurt. when the look on plane. and there is that ad. that's. discourse and many. end of fun that obvious saul's for education in. it's not enough to cover all of this they did disclose that on the trees so that the good in some but redoing for me. tenants and the owners promised to do it's a definite come up to help us. meet. the look. after him.

you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so for you think you understand it and then a glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm sorry welcome to the big picture . the interview.

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when i return home from school i read a little and then go to the river to get water then i go to the forest to gather wood and then i cook. or i have a lot of chores and can't study during the day i usually study at night. i study with a flashlight because the community has no electricity. it's difficult studying that way. sometimes someone needs a flashlight and i have to wait until they finish. and that makes it difficult for me to study. and so i wish we had electricity's so i could study

comfortably. in the future i want to become a useful person. i want to become a nurse. so . any citizens of the new state of god gather all the celebration marking their day of freedom from colonialism what was once the gold coast a british colony now becomes an independent commonwealth vice president and mrs

nixon represent the united states at the three day festivities and native dances and games mark an event of historic importance since got of it comes the first big row column in africa the game its freedom. in one nine hundred fifty seven ghana gained its independence from the english ever since there has been a love hate relationship with the i.m.f. . from one thousand nine hundred sixty six five governments have received loans power has changed hands many times after so many coups. the first to approach the i.m.f. in one thousand nine hundred sixty five was ghana's first president and independence leader. as a marxist he was quick to reject the funds conditions he was overthrown

a year later. but in many countries the red primate battle plan has prayer. and drama rama and brandon well i. told ruler about a country. the national liberation council government that came to power signed the loan agreement with the i.m.f. and accepted the conditions. the economy made a spectacular rebound and at the same time product prices increased. but kick our exports did not yield the expected revenue in one thousand nine hundred eighty one after the fun's recommendation the currency was devalued by forty six point eight

percent there was a wage freeze and taxes were increased. a year later general a chum pong through the government. that governmental general let's jump. unilaterally. decided not to pay the debts that's gonna government to the m.f. it was a little over ninety million dollars and. the general at the point took the position that it was something we couldn't see and we pushed for self-reliance. that was the message that he was giving to ghana and i think he made an impact unfortunately the price of oil hikes soon after that pushed doesnt back into economic decline and we ended up going back to the i am there for you know

that was after the coup the threw a chump amount and it's an interesting paradigm that seems to be. an almost unholy link to good a time as. an economic downturn and then a falling back on the i.m.f. as almost a c.v.s. . drop africa in the one nine hundred ninety eight you want you we had what you call i.m.f. rats which is the price of food going up as well and so forth and that kind of is the ability yes it has to be the backdrop to a lot of the one that affected many more reasons of course by the critical reason

has been that the how to secure a growth model which you know if unifies the my joy section of the ruling class number one. which which reduces deflates the political expectation on the population because shock therapy is also to tell people that your political expectations about what you can get on a realistic you can get free education you can get public housing you can get a good pension from the public sector you have to go out in the market and fight for yourself. and if you look at our history. that the stratagems have been the scene it's about. devaluing the cd it's about. fiscal. restrictions it's about restricting the government's wage

bill it's about privatization though divest investing in government factories these are the same things that they do time and again and i do wonder. whether if you keep doing the same thing over and over again and the country doesn't move out of poverty if there isn't a need to rethink what you do well let me maybe quantify what you said in clarify. actually over the last decade what we have seen in africa and ships are in africa. is extremely encouraging in terms of microcosmic policies. we can say that over the last decade michael policies in most of ships are in africa has improved. substantially with an emphasis on my quest to bt and on generating what we called buffers.

i grew culture is one of ghana's most productive sectors. here in the north however it is the only way to survive. glenn doesn't give much. and we use the same old varieties our grandfathers did on. them they don't really give a good help just. women who brought you with only so many jewels come to help us. number but

no government official has ever come to visit those. young. only the n.g.o.s teach us how to improve how to improve our methods. one doesn't come to teach us. the ministry of agriculture used to provide us with fertilizers but now they have stopped. moving well now they never visit us like they used to.

people really i don't understand why the government isn't helping us. with the. well that food sufficiency has its ups and downs. there are times of abundance and times when there is not enough food for the community. to have the periods of hunger along that is when the food prices hit the roof well . that is one mil it costs ten cd for you. this is a time of great hunger. the government cutbacks would mean for example in the case of i could culture that all

kinds of subsidies are essential extension services they all come back and all those things affect everything becomes the market price the small farmer kind of buy those things they can produce as well so for most of the farm is actually i'm really hoping to live in the fungus some of the number i'm not able to keep up with after the new school because i need to look in the ribs in the shop or the feed into this truck to subordinates so they have ways and then to support their children the medication. they all told me my language as well but i will only react to situations i have read the reports from. the police i know i will leave them to state park to comment on your letter point. to carry out a call it's all you're talking. thank you no more weasel or.

when you made a direct question be prepared for a change when you punch be ready for a. critical speech and a little down to for them to. live . live live. live

. i'm not used to the tundra to freedom i am my dear. oh. in second grade i ran away from the boarding school with to my friends will be around to the tundra. the tundra is just in the ghettos of record my i don't know how people can live there thinking they're no t.v.'s in the tenth how caisson my child to boarding school i won't be able to sleep at night after that. they enter

a life without knowledge of how to do basic things they don't get that in school. this journey is not about seeing the world. it's a mission that i could to myself the project won't succeed if i stay in the same place all the time. i've been travelling around the world for twenty days so far in all the time i haven't spent any money at all the main idea of the project is that the artist paints people's portraits and the thompson kids. we have to get used to each other i think he is a little disappointed about the boss a thing because we're still spending a lot of money i mean if i spend it he shouldn't worry about that right now i don't think the guy is a great artist but i don't think he's a con man who you know if you don't like the painting you just don't give anything .

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